Floribunda rose plant named &#39;Poulnap007&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Floribunda class which has abundant, orange blend flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulnap007’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of roseplant which originated from a controlled crossing between the femaleseed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also anunnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulnap007’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The malepollen parent plant has an overall growth height of 45 cm, while the newvariety has an overall height of 70 cm. The female seed parent plant hasyellow flowers while the new variety has orange blend flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant orange blend flowers;    -   2. Continuous blooming;    -   3. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own        roots;    -   4. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulnap007’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2007 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulnap007’ was selected in thespring of 2008 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulnap007’ by rooted cuttings was first doneby Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July,2008. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conductedin controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of‘Poulnap007’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation tothe next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulnap007’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings is an open flower.

Shown in FIG. 2 are petals detached, flower bud, side view of openflower, and sepals detached, showing reproductive flower parts.

FIG. 3 shows juvenile and mature leaves and bare stems. Plants shown are2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulnap007’, as observed in itsgrowth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references aremade using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulfl003’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,552 are compared to ‘Poulnap007’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulnap007’ ‘Poulfl003’ Petal Count 30 55 to 60 Flower Diameter90 to 110 mm 70 to 75 mm General Tonality Yellow-Orange Group 19AYellow-Orange Group of Flower Color 18A with intonations of Orange Group24B and 24C toward the center

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 30 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm. Bud form:            Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Orange Group            25C. Sepal inner surface: Color: Green Group 138C. Surface:            Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green            Group 146B with intonations of Red-Purple Group 59A.            Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at            union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak            foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal            size: 20 mm long, by 8 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth.            Size: 5 mm in height, 6 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth, with a            few stipitate glands. Length: 40 to 90 mm. Diameter: 2 to            4 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of            Greyed-Red Group 178A. Strength: Strong.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of            1 to 3 flower buds per stem.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate. Duration: The blooms have            a duration on the plant of approximately 10 days. Petals            fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully            matured. Size: Flower diameter is 90 to 110 mm when open.            Flower depth is about 30 mm. Flower shape: Semi double, with            a high pointed center which fully opens. Shape of flower,            side view: The upper portion is flat. The lower portion is            flat.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 30            petals.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Yellow-Orange            Group 19A.        -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals. Upper surface:            Orange Group 25B. Lower surface: Orange Red Group 35A. Upon            opening, inner petals: Upper surface: Yellow-Orange Group            23B. Lower surface: Orange Red Group 35A. Basal petal spots:            No distinctive coloration at the petal base observed. After            opening, outer petals Upper surface: Yellow-Orange Group            18A. Lower surface: Red Group 39B. After opening, inner            petals: Upper surface: Yellow-Orange Group 18A. Lower            surface: Red Group 39B.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed bilaterally. Margin:            Entire and uniform. Occasionally a cleft in the margin apex.            Moderate undulations. Shape: Broad and elliptic. Apex shape:            Rounded. Base shape: Acute and obtuse. Size: 50 mm (l) by 50            mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: 20 mm (l) by 10 mm (w). Quantity: About 5.            Shape: Irregular. Color: Upper surface is Yellow-Orange            Group 18A. Lower surface is Red Group 39B.        -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:            Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 20A.            Quantity: 120 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange            Group 22A. Length: 7 to 12 mm. Pistils: Length: 3 mm.            Quantity: 50 on average. Stigmas: Color: Yellow-Orange Group            22B. Styles: Color: Orange-Red Group 34A. Location of            stigmas: Inferior in location relative to the length of the            filaments and the height of the anthers. Hips: None            Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright and bushy. Plants are about 70 cm in            height, and 60 cm wide.        -   Stems.—Color of juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.            Color of mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length:            Canes are about 40 cm from the base of the plant to the            flowering portion. Diameter: About 10 mm. Internodes: On            mature canes about 65 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:            Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 20 prickles per 10 cm of stem.            Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 8 mm.            Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.            Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179B with            intonations of Yellow-Green Group 144C at base. Mature            prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179B.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: About 170 mm (l)×145 (w).            Quantity: 1 leaf per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing            angle to the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage:            Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A with marginal            intonations of Greyed-Red Group 179A. Lower side: Greyed-Red            Group 179A. Color of mature foliage: Upper side:            Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group            147C.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 25 mm long, 5 mm            wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly            broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely            serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:            About 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface color:            Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Rachis: Length: About 30 mm. Upper surface            color: Yellow-Green Group 146A with some leaves showing            anthocyanin the color of Greyed-Red Group 178B. Lower            surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity:            Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal            leaflets are about 80 mm long, 60 mm wide. Shape: Generally            ovate. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acuminate. Texture: Smooth.            Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation:            Reticulate. Glossiness: Very glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery            mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora            sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,            and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Floribundarose class named ‘Poulnap007’, substantially as illustrated anddescribed herein, due to its abundant orange blend flowers, diseaseresistance, and extended period of bloom.